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When superstition meets the lottery: Thai traditions of prediction
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2025
» Superstition and lottery buying are deeply rooted in the Land of Smiles, and the two often overlap. Many Thais rely on superstition to help guide them in choosing winning numbers, though such practices are more cultural than guaranteed paths to success.
It's a bit on the warm side in the UK
Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/07/2025
» It seems a trifle strange to be sitting in Bangkok and reading about a heatwave in London, but at times last week it's been hotter in Britain than Thailand, while the rest of Europe has also been sizzling. You know something is wrong when at Wimbledon the umbrellas have been going up not for the rain but to protect spectators from the sun.
Can a foreigner buy Thai lottery tickets?
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/07/2025
» Lottery ticket sellers are a familiar sight all over Thailand. And anyone - Thai or foreigner - can buy Thai lottery tickets — as long as they buy them from licensed vendors within Thailand. Here are some of the basics to know:
Can a foreigner buy Thai lottery tickets?
Published on 01/07/2025
» Lottery ticket sellers are a familiar sight all over Thailand, though picking a number might seem confusing at first to a foreigner. But anyone can legally purchase Thai lottery tickets — as long as they buy them from licensed vendors within Thailand. Here are some of the basics to know:
Road to ruin
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/02/2025
» Re: "Seabed test drilling starts", (BP, Feb 11).
Government launches lottery ticket pilot
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/10/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The pilot phase of the government's N3 three-digit lotto kicked off successfully on Thursday as many people flocked to lottery shops to buy tickets to participate in the new edition of the state-owned game of chance.
Retirement lottery to the rescue
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/07/2024
» It is alarming that nearly half of the country's workforce, comprising 37.5 million people, lacks a retirement savings plan.
Your horoscope for July 5-11
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 05/07/2024
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Man buys gold necklace for his 'lucky gecko' after lotto win
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 02/06/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A lottery winner in Phimai has bought a gold necklace for a friendly two-tailed gecko that he found by chance and brought home less than two weeks ago in the belief that it would bring him luck.
Why the economy is heading for a crisis
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 02/05/2024
» I wish I were this good when it comes to picking winning lottery ticket. Just a few days ago, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) lowered its 2024 GDP growth projection from 2.8% to 2.4%, citing blah, blah, blah.